This
.jar file contains the files necessary to run the WASPreUpgrade command
on a system which does not have WebSphere® Application
Server installed.
Avoid trouble: You must create
the remote migration .jar file on same operating system and architecture
as you installed the source. Because the archive that is generated
contains operating system specific code, it only executes on this
architecture.
Identify the operating system and architecture
of the source profile. If the operating system and architecture
of the source profile is different from the operation system or the
architecture of the target profile, then you must install WebSphere® Application Server
Version 8.0 on a system that matches the source profile before creating
the remote migration jar. Once you have generated the remote migration
jar, it will work on any system which matches the operating system
and architecture.
Create the remote migration .jar.
In the command prompt, enter the following command:
createRemoteMigrJar.bat(sh) -targetDir <directory for the remote migration jar>
This
creates the following file: WAS_V8_<OS>.<arch>_RemoteMigrSupport.zip.
For example: WAS_V8_windows.x86_RemoteMigrSupport.zip
Prepare the remote system for the WasPreUpgrade command.
Send the .jar file to the system where your source profile resides.
Extract the file to a temporary location.
Cd to the bin directory in the temporary location.
You are now ready to run the WASPreUpgrade command
against the source profile. However, do not issue this command until
you are told to do so in a later step.